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NORTHERN ONTARIO
POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GAINING IN POPULARITY AMONG LOCAL
GRADUATES
Presented by:
Robert Kirwan, O.C.T., B.A.(Math), M.A.(Education) |
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It would appear as if the "lure of the south" is
beginning to waiver. More and more graduates of Greater
Sudbury secondary schools are expressing a desire to attend
post-secondary institutions which will allow them to combine
their studies with a quality of life to which they have
become. This means that smaller colleges and universities are
going to become more attractive in the coming years. For some,
that means that Laurentian, Cambrian and College Boreal will
become their preferred choices.
OTHER NORTHERN ONTARIO INSTIUTIONS AVAILABLE
However, there are still going to be a number of secondary
school graduates who will want to move away from home to
attend school. By moving to Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay,
Timmins or Thunder Bay, these students will be able to attend
smaller schools which will be able to help them obtain the
kind of education they desire and still be living away from
home, but just close enough to get back quickly if necessary.
It is also becoming apparent that when you are seeking
entry to a career, very few employers care much about
"where" you obtained your degree. They just want to
know that you have a degree. Therefore, when you consider that
you can get a much more personal and intimate education at a
smaller institution in Northern Ontario, rather than becoming
swallowed up in the large classes of the south, it makes a
great deal of sense to stay in the north for your
undergraduate degree.
Students who wish to move on to post-graduate studies still
have the opportunity to move to the larger institutions at
that time, knowing that the marks they will be obtaining at a
smaller school will likely be much higher because of the
closer attention and support that is available.
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Post Secondary Institutions in Northern Ontario |
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NORTHERN ONTARIO |
COLLEGES OF APPLIED
ARTS & TECHNOLOGY |
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Algoma University
1520 Queen Street East
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2G4
Telephone: (705) 949-2301 |
Sault College
PO Box 60, 443 Northern Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5L3
Telephone: (705) 759-6774 |
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Nipissing University
PO Box 5002, 100 College Drive
North Bay, Ontario P1B 8L7
Telephone: (705) 474-3461 ext. 4521 |
Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
100 College Drive, PO Box 5001
North Bay, Ontario P1B 8K9
Telephone: (705) 474-7600 |
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Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1
Telephone: (807) 343-8110 |
Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology
1450 Nakina Drive, PO Box 398, Station F
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 4W1
Telephone: (807) 475-6110 |
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Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
PO Box 3211
Timmins, Ontario P4N 8R6
Telephone: (705) 235-3211 |
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